1.0Galway Civic Trust - Dúchas Na Gaillimhehttps://galwaycivictrust.ieDeclan O'Sheahttps://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/author/admin_iarla/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qE49e8Alqi"><a href="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/tribes-of-galway/tribes-of-galway-martin/">Tribes of Galway – Martin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/tribes-of-galway/tribes-of-galway-martin/embed/#?secret=qE49e8Alqi" width="600" height="338" title="“Tribes of Galway – Martin” — Galway Civic Trust - Dúchas Na Gaillimhe" data-secret="qE49e8Alqi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://galwaycivictrust.ie/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://galwaycivictrust.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/martin.png200296Motto:  Auxilium meum a Domino (My help is from the Lord). The Martins were among the earliest Norman settlers in Galway, with Oliver Martin said to have come with Strongbow. Other sources claim Irish origins from the Fir Bolg (‘Martini’). Notable estates included Ballinahinch, Dangan, and Spiddal. The family produced […]